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When FIRST says plan for weather to interrupt build, weather really happens. Due to heavy snow and cold weather Jan. 22-23, we didn't have access to our shop after-school and then had a snow day due to 12” to 14” of snow! Snow, combined with semester finals,...

FIRST Teams around the world are now exploring the challenges presented by this year’s engineering game challenge, FIRST POWER UP, and are sure to have a packed 6-week build season. In this year’s challenge, each three-team alliance earns points and...

Core Values have always been at the heart of FRC Team 1816. Even before we launched our Team's "Be FIRST" peer-to-peer campaign several seasons ago, The Green Machine has placed high value on the ethical underpinnings of what it means to be...

The Green Machine returned as invited exhibitors to the Science Museum of Minnesota for the annual Girls, Science, and Technology event November 12th, hosted by Fox9. This is the second year that the team has showcased a robot at the event, which was geared towards...

When 1816 team members returned to Edina High School following the summer’s construction, they found a reconfigured school and new possibilities for robot-build space and Team meetings. This new STEM Center is home to EHS’ Project Lead the Way and Computer Science...

In early August, 1816 drove to Northwest Minnesota to spend a weekend with teams 5172 - Gators, Greenbush-Middle River, and 3750 - Gator Robotics, Badger. The teams (1816 and 5172) got along so well at the MSHSL FIRST State Robotics Championship...

The Green Machine partnered with the Girl Scouts of River Valleys to host a LEGO Robotics camp from July 17th to the 21st. The camp was geared towards Girl Scouts of all ages, and attendees ranged from grades 3 through 8. The camp was held at a...

Team 1816 on June 24th 2017 traveled to Washington, D.C to speak with Minnesota Senators and Members of Congress at the 4th annual FIRST National Advocacy Conference. The conference was originally founded by Steve Hyer from FIRST Team 27 - RUSH,...

The Green Machine on June 15th visited its sponsor, Seagate, for a day of robot demos and a facilities tour. The team brought its 2017 season competition robot, Zeppelin, for a demo to Seagate employees and guests as part of Seagate’s Employee Appreciation Day. On...

The Green Machine on May 17th hosted a robot demo for the South View Middle School GEMS (Girls Excelling in Math and Science) club. A total of 15 girls from grades 6-7 attended the demo, which was held in Team 1816’s robot build space within the Edina High School...

The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) on May 20th hosted the 6th annual MSHSL/FIRST State Robotics Championship, an event that this year drew the 36 top-qualifying FIRST Robotics teams from throughout the state. Although we finished...

The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) helps promote FIRST Robotics as a high school Varsity sport, by holding an annual state tournament at the University of Minnesota prior to the end of the academic year. The State Tournament is affiliated...